On 11/15/01 12:17 PM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On or near 11/15/01 11:32 AM, Rick Mann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> This might be in Mac OS X, but I only need to press the delete key to delete >> a message, even though the menu key-equivalent shown in the menu is >> Command-Delete. >> >> I really prefer the safety net of having to hold Command to delete a >> message, especially since the undo doesn't work well and reset as soon as >> you switch folders. >> > This can be particularly irksome when you are reading an incoming message in > its own window, forget to start a reply, and then begin to try to "edit" the > incoming message by deleting some of its text...you select text, press the > Delete key...and the <entire message> disappears! Of course, it only went to > the Deleted Items folder, but newbies won't know that. And even when you do > it is a PITN to have to switch folders, move the message back where it > belongs, and re-open it. If the Command key were required, then you'd just > get a "beep" because editing the message isn't allowed (unless you have > clicked the "Edit" button, in which case the delete key DOES delete just the > selected text). > > This needs to be on the "please fix" list for the next update. If I recall correctly, this is how it was in OE 4.5, and was changed to the present behavior by popular request (along with cmd-D becoming "Duplicate" rather than yet another "Delete") - or just perhaps only cmd-D was Delete, I forget now. Anyway, lots of people said they didn't see why they needed the command key to delete... A safety net does exist, if you don't get rid of it: the window that comes up and says "Are you sure you want to delete?". You can restore that in General Preferences --> Notification --> Reset Confirmation Dialogs. -- Paul Berkowitz -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
